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Introdução: A espiritualidade é o aspeto da humanidade que se refere à forma
como os indivíduos procuram e expressam sentido e propósito e está frequentemente
relacionada com o significante ou sagrado. A espiritualidade torna-se particularmente
importante nos cuidados em fim de vida já que, neste contexto, os indivíduos podem
experimentar os limites da sua existência.
Objetivos: Os objetivos deste trabalho são perceber de que forma os cuidados
espirituais podem afetar a vida dos doentes em fim de vida, bem como perceber de que
forma os profissionais de saúde podem avaliar as necessidades espirituais dos pacientes e
quais são as barreiras à prestação deste tipo de cuidados.
Desenho: Este trabalho consiste numa revisão narrativa a partir de uma pesquisa
de revisões sistemáticas e artigos de revisão sobre o tema em questão em bases de dados
online. Após a pesquisa e seleção dos artigos, estes foram agrupados e analisados
qualitativamente segundo as seguintes abordagens temáticas: Espiritualidade; Religião;
Sofrimento espiritual; Cuidados espirituais; Instrumentos de avaliação da espiritualidade;
Impacto da espiritualidade nos doentes em fim de vida; Barreiras à prestação de cuidados
espirituais; Espiritualidade em doentes com cancro; Outros aspetos da espiritualidade.
Conclusões: É importante avaliar a espiritualidade e as necessidades espirituais
dos pacientes, havendo vários instrumentos que o permitem fazer. A prestação de cuidados
espirituais em pacientes em fim de vida tem um impacto positivo no bem-estar espiritual,
na qualidade de vida e na satisfação dos pacientes com os cuidados de saúde. Existem várias
barreiras que impedem a prestação adequada de cuidados espirituais, sendo a falta de
formação particularmente importante. Os pacientes com cancro são uma população
particularmente vulnerável no que toca a necessidades espirituais, muito por causa da forte
associação desta doença a situações de terminalidade.
Introduction: Spirituality is the aspect of humanity that refers to the way individuals seek and express meaning and purpose and is often related to the meaning or sacred. Spirituality is particularly important in end-of-life care since, in this context, individuals can experience the limits of their existence. Aims: The aim of this review is to understand how spiritual care can affect the lives of patients at the end of their lives, as well as to understand how health professionals can assess patients' spiritual needs and what the barriers are to provide this type of care. Design: This is a narrative review based on systematic reviews and review articles on the topic through online databases. After researching and selecting the articles, they were grouped and analyzed qualitatively according to the following thematic approaches: Spirituality; Religion; Spiritual suffering; Spiritual care; Spirituality assessment instruments; Impact of spirituality on end-of-life patients; Barriers to the provision of spiritual care; Spirituality in cancer patients; Other aspects of spirituality. Conclusion: It is important to assess patients' spirituality and spiritual needs and there are several instruments to do so. Providing spiritual care to end-of-life patients has a positive impact on spiritual well-being, quality of life and patient satisfaction with health care. There are several barriers that prevent adequate spiritual care from being provided, and lack of training is a particularly importante one. Cancer patients is a particularly vulnerable population in respect to spiritual needs, largely because of the strong association of this disease with terminallity
Introduction: Spirituality is the aspect of humanity that refers to the way individuals seek and express meaning and purpose and is often related to the meaning or sacred. Spirituality is particularly important in end-of-life care since, in this context, individuals can experience the limits of their existence. Aims: The aim of this review is to understand how spiritual care can affect the lives of patients at the end of their lives, as well as to understand how health professionals can assess patients' spiritual needs and what the barriers are to provide this type of care. Design: This is a narrative review based on systematic reviews and review articles on the topic through online databases. After researching and selecting the articles, they were grouped and analyzed qualitatively according to the following thematic approaches: Spirituality; Religion; Spiritual suffering; Spiritual care; Spirituality assessment instruments; Impact of spirituality on end-of-life patients; Barriers to the provision of spiritual care; Spirituality in cancer patients; Other aspects of spirituality. Conclusion: It is important to assess patients' spirituality and spiritual needs and there are several instruments to do so. Providing spiritual care to end-of-life patients has a positive impact on spiritual well-being, quality of life and patient satisfaction with health care. There are several barriers that prevent adequate spiritual care from being provided, and lack of training is a particularly importante one. Cancer patients is a particularly vulnerable population in respect to spiritual needs, largely because of the strong association of this disease with terminallity
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Cuidados Espirituais Cuidados Paliativos Espiritualidade Fim de Vida Religião